Gregory Bray is a partner in the Global Financial Restructuring Group at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP. Mr. Bray has specialized in bankruptcy, creditors' rights, complex corporate workouts and lending for more than 20 years.
He has a diverse national practice and has been involved in out-of-court restructurings and bankruptcies in a wide variety of industries including automotive, retail, apparel, healthcare, oil and gas, telecommunications, project finance, energy, subprime lending and leasing, franchises, manufacturing and high technology.
Mr. Bray regularly represents hedge funds, private equity funds, money center banks, financial institutions, lender syndicates comprised of first and second lien lenders, trustees and receivers, creditors' committees and equity securities holders. He frequently advises funds making control investments in, and potential purchasers of, financially distressed companies, both in and out of court. He also advises lenders in the structuring and documentation of high risk loans and debtor-in-possession loans.
Mr. Bray's representative experience includes matters such as: Chrysler Corporation (acquiror); America Home Mortgage (Repo Party; Lender); Delphi Corporation (Plan Investor); General Motors Acceptance Corporation (Investor); Nellson Nutraceutical, Inc. (Agent for First and Second Lien Credit Facilities); Radnor Holdings ( Secured Creditor/Credit Bidder); WorldCom, Inc (Ad Hoc Committee and Creditor); Chart Industries (Lenders and Plan Investor); Gateway Containers (Agent); Delta Airlines (Aircraft Lender); Northwest Airlines (Aircraft Lender); Targus Group International (Agent); Conseco Financial (Plan Investor); AES Londonderry (Granite Ridge) (Lenders and Investors); Rural Metro Corporation (Lenders and Investors); NEG/Brazos (Agent); 3-Day Blinds (Agent); Leasing Solutions, Inc. (Agent); Tamaya Enterprises (Agent); Purina Mills, Inc. (Agent); Orion Refinery Corp. (Investor); Philips Services, Inc. (Lender); Komag Inc. (Lenders and Plan Investor); Mirant Corporation (L/C Issuer); Circle K Corp (Chair of Statutory Committee); Canon Communications (Agent); PrinVest Financial (Agent); Brown & Cole, Inc. (Agent); Scientech Inc. (Agent); Fountainview, Inc. (Owner); T&W Financial (Agent); Family Christian Stores, Inc. (Agent); Rebel Rents, Inc. (Agent and Plan Proponent/ Investor); RB Furniture, Inc. (Debtor); Anacomp, Inc. (Agent); Davis Walker (Official Committee); Fredericks of Hollywood (Agent); Cimm's Inc. (Agent); and Brill Media, Inc. (Statutory Committee).
Mr. Bray is listed in the K&A Register of 100 Leading Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers and Financial Advisors in the United States and is designated in The Best Lawyers in America; International Who's Who of Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers; Who's Who Legal - California (restructuring); Chambers USA (restructuring and finance); Law & Politics Magazine as one of the Super Lawyers in Southern California (restructuring); and noted in the Legal500 USA for Credit and Syndication Transactions. He was also selected as an "Outstanding Restructuring Lawyer" for 2007 by Turnarounds & Workouts. |